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The Minnesota Timberwolves began the 2015 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on Thursday night as expected by using the first overall pick on power forward Karl-Anthony Towns out of Kentucky. By the end of the evening 60 players will have been selected over two rounds. Below is a running tally of each player as they are picked: First round No. 1 -- Minnesota Timberwolves -- Karl-Anthony Towns, 6-11 1/4, 250, Kentucky, power forward Towns has the size of a center but the speed and footwork of a wing player. In his lone season at Kentucky, he was part of John Calipari’s 10-man platoon, and as a result, he only averaged 21.1 minutes per game, but his athletic ability and...

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